Where does “Zaqafqaziya” come from?

Zaqafqaziya (Azerbaijani) comes from Russian Закавка́зье, from Russian Кавка́з, from French Caucase, from Latin Caucasus, from Ancient Greek Καύκασος, from Proto-Scythian xrohukäsi — ice-shining, white with snow.

Ancestry of “Zaqafqaziya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianЗакавка́зье
2RussianКавка́зCaucasus
3FrenchCaucaseCaucasus (geographic region)
4LatinCaucasusCaucasus
5Ancient GreekΚαύκασοςCaucasus
6Proto-Scythianxrohukäsiice-shining, white with snow
Every word from Proto-Scythian xrohukäsi
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